Dr. Sammi Dali's medical specialty is adult hospital medicine, adult cardiology, and interventional cardiology. His patients gave him an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars. Dr. Dali's clinical interests encompass general care, cardiac catheterization, and endovascular disease. He honors Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, Humana Catastrophic, and more. He graduated from the University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine and Tishreen University Faculty of Medicine and then he performed his residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with Franciscan Physician Network and Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Michigan City. Dr. Dali welcomes new patients.

Dr. Vidya Kora is a physician who specializes in general internal medicine and hospital medicine (hospitalist). He has a 3.5 out of 5 star average patient rating. He is in-network for Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, Humana Catastrophic, and more. Before performing his residency at Edgewater Hospital and John Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Dr. Kora attended Gandhi Medical College for medical school. He is affiliated with Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Michigan City. His practice is open to new patients.

Dr. Heather Gillespie works as an internal medicine hospitalist and adult rheumatologist in Michigan City, IN and Chesterton, IN. Dr. Gillespie attended Ross University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Maimonides Medical Center for residency. Clinical interests for Dr. Gillespie include systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic. Dr. Gillespie is affiliated with Franciscan Physician Network and Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Michigan City. She welcomes new patients.

Dr. Bikash Agarwal's specialties are general internal medicine, hospital medicine (hospitalist), and geriatrics (elderly care). Dr. Agarwal is rated highly by his patients. He is professionally affiliated with Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Michigan City. He is an in-network provider for Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, Humana Catastrophic, and more. Dr. Agarwal is accepting new patients. He is a graduate of S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with New York Medical College.

Dr. Syed Majid is a physician who specializes in hospital medicine (hospitalist). His areas of expertise include the following: diabetes, gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders), and heart problems. Dr. Majid is professionally affiliated with Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Michigan City. He is an in-network provider for Medicare insurance. New patients are welcome to contact his office for an appointment. He studied medicine at Osmania Medical College. Dr. Majid's training includes residency programs at Chicago Medical School and Graduate Hospital.

Dr. Yousuf Mohammed's medical specialty is family medicine and hospital medicine (hospitalist). He accepts Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic, in addition to other insurance carriers. He graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences. Dr. Mohammed's professional affiliations include Franciscan Physician Network and Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Michigan City. New patients are welcome to contact his office for an appointment.

Dr. Nirmala Murugavel specializes in general internal medicine and hospital medicine (hospitalist). Patient reviews placed her at an average of 5.0 stars out of 5. She takes Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, Humana Catastrophic, and more. Dr. Murugavel attended Madras Medical College and then went on to complete her residency at Woodhull Medical Center. She is affiliated with Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Michigan City. New patients are welcome to contact her office for an appointment.

Dr. Ramesh Aggarwal, who practices in Michigan City, IN, is a medical specialist in hospital medicine (hospitalist). Patient reviews placed him at an average of 3.5 stars out of 5. These areas are among Dr. Aggarwal's clinical interests: diabetes, sexual dysfunction, and heart failure. He takes Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, Humana Catastrophic, and more. His professional affiliations include Franciscan Physician Network and Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Michigan City. New patients are welcome to contact his office for an appointment.

Dr. Erik Mikaitis, who practices in Crown Point, IN, Michigan City, IN, and Dyer, IN, is a medical specialist in hospital medicine (hospitalist). Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Mikaitis accepts. He is affiliated with Franciscan Physician Network. Dr. Mikaitis is open to new patients.

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What is Hospital Medicine?

The specialty of hospital medicine emerged in the 1990s in response to a changing healthcare environment. Hospitals and insurance companies were trying to lower costs, and at the same time physicians were beginning to push back against the extremely long work hours they traditionally kept. Instead of paying every physician to be on-call all hours of the day for their patients at hospitals around the community, a service that was rarely used anyway, hospitals began to hire their own physicians and specialists to work exclusively at each building. These healthcare professionals treat patients on-site, providing care exclusively within their own hospital. Today, healthcare providers can specialize in hospital medicine, a specialty that focuses on the safety of patients as well as efficient management of hospital resources.

Hospital medicine is the name of the specialty, and it encompasses all providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Doctors who specialize in hospital medicine are sometimes called hospitalists. Hospitalists usually specialize in a specific medical field, for example OB/GYN, neurology, psychology, or pediatrics. An OB/GYN hospitalist, for example, offers women’s health care at a hospital. A pediatric hospitalist treats children at a hospital.

Hospital medicine offers many advantages not only for hospitals, but for patients and general physicians as well. It means there will always be a trained physician, awake and ready, at the hospital when needed. It increases teamwork and communication between the staff at a hospital if they work together daily and know each other well. It relieves pressure on other physicians who may have a demanding caseload in their office during the day or who work in rural areas far from the nearest hospital. As the use of complex medical technology increases, hospitalists become familiar with the systems in each building and can use it more effectively, increasing hospital safety and productivity.